Alessandro: “What’s going on?” I asked, frowning in confusion when I saw Valerie walking down the stairs. Having arrived at the house, I finally managed to convince her to sleep in my room while I tended to a few things that I had to take care of. I planned on sleeping in one of the guest rooms, but I didn't want her to sleep in one of them, wanting her to at least familiarize herself with the house as she stayed here. Especially when I knew that when the pack members arrived, things were going to be changing a bit, and that wasn't a difference that I didn't want her feeling. Her eyes met mine, and she sighed as I got up from the couch. “I couldn’t sleep knowing that it was your room and you were down here on the couch…” “You do realize that I have ten guest rooms not including the rooms of the pack members that are coming, right?” I asked, smiling at my mate who blushed at my statement. She looked down at her feet, and I walked toward her, cupping her cheeks, making her look me
Valerie: “Easy, pregnant lady.” Alpha Dean said, and I rolled my eyes at the Alpha. “As if a father like yourself, never saw his mate being pregnant. I will not even add the fact that you must have had women impregnated in your pack, or are you a pack that has no children within its grounds?” I asked, raising an eyebrow at him. Arianna laughed, shaking her head and the Alpha rolled his eyes at me. “Relax, I won’t be staying for long. I have other things to tend to, and neither one of them include me fussing myself over whatever you as an Alpha have in mind about me.” I said, and he rolled his eyes. “I like your fire. It reminds me of mine when I first met Dean, and believe me, the two of us have had more arguments than anyone else could or would have.” Arianna said, and I smiled at her, shaking my head. “I do not deal with a pregnant woman who is not a wolf. Therefore, I apologize, but I am not going to start now.” He said, rolling his eyes and I shook my head. Alessandro, who
Alessandro: “The search has been going on since we lost them, but there is nothing that we can find. It is literally as if the ground cracked and sucked her in. That is the one explanation that I can give when it comes to a situation like this one.” Leonardo said, updating me on everything that has been happening. I looked down at my phone for a second, curious about why I didn’t get a call from Valerie until now, but I knew not to pressure her when it came to her wanting to be alone. She might need to get her own things or might need to think for a while and that wasn’t something that I wanted to stop her from doing. Plus, at this point, even I needed a few moments for myself, and I knew that she had been noticing that I was trying to find my own distance. However, I was thankful that despite what she noticed that she didn’t end up questioning or pressing on me about it. She just seemed calm and casual and that was something that I found myself comfortable with. It showed me the ki
Valerie: “Need I ask what the fuck you want with me to be roaming around me day in and night?” I asked, glaring at the Lycan who smiled at me. “I did aim to form a partnership, a friendship maybe, and I did voice out that I do fancy you, but it seems to me that you choose the latter when it comes to understanding what I want to tell you.” He said, and I rolled my eyes at the Lycan who smiled. “Now, now, I do believe that it is rude to roll your eyes when I am trying to be friendly.” “Yes, by friendly I can see five red lasers roaming around, mind you, guns, which are aimed at me.” I said, and he smirked. “Sharp eye, I do understand why your father is refusing to have Vadim as his heir with you alive. But I am curious about how things would turn out if you are choosing to side with wolves.” He said, looking me dead in the eye and I took a deep breath, knowing that this was not going to be ending well. If not with Alessandro finding out, then more shit was going to be thrown in our
Alaric:“It didn’t work.” Daniella said, looking at me. I rolled my eyes at the naïve woman before shaking my head.“On the contrary. I now have her right where I want her.” I said, and she frowned. “But you are going to need to hide as I told you not to reveal yourself. The rogue has seen you and is most likely going to report to Alessandro. That would not only mean that you wouldn’t be able to approach the man, but that you would most likely be killed on sight by anyone who knows who Alessandro is and hears of your betrayal.”“That wouldn’t have happened if you didn’t choose to kidnap the woman a few blocks away from her house, you do realize that, right?” She asked, and I shook my head. The woman was far too blind to realize that the Alpha was not going to allow the woman to go out on her own, and if not Kai, I knew that Knox, who was now dead and sent as a present to the Alpha, would have been the one to follow.“The last time I met her, Malakai was not here. The assassin Alpha st
Alessandro: I watched as Valerie and Kai entered the house before I jumped off the couch and walked toward her. The one thing that had me stopping and not moving an inch was the fact that they actually wouldn’t let me go out in fear that I was going to do something that was going to end up with her getting harmed. The idea was one that I didn’t like but I knew that at that point, one wrong move would have been fatal for both Valerie and the baby, and I knew that it was not a risk that I wanted to take. I wrapped my arms around her, hugging her tightly but she surprised me when she put her hand on my chest, pushing me back. I frowned in confusion and she took a deep breath before her next words took me off guard as she voiced them out. “You knew that your lover was kidnapped by Vadim, and not only did you not mention anything, you used me to be distracted, is that correct?” Valerie asked. Nicholas, who was standing a few steps behind her, didn’t move an inch, and Malakai who was be
Dante: I watched as Aurora pulled her pendant out from under her shirt, revealing that she brought it with her. “Aurora…” “The two of us know that we are going to need it if we are going to end up fighting off the assassins, Dante.” She said, looking at me. I took a deep breath and nodded before Eva handed her the Eye. Having chosen to use them together, the ornaments were always stronger and more under control when with Aurora, but that didn’t deny Eva’s responsibility toward them. She has protected more than we could think of as she grew older, and I knew that she was more than a little capable of doing this. “Then it seems to me that we have an Alpha to help.” I said, nodding at my brother who rolled up his sleeves just as Valerie entered the house. Her face was as pale as a ghost, and I took a deep breath before cupping her cheeks, forcing her eyes on mine. The last thing that we needed was her panicking right now, and I knew that it was exactly what was happening. “How?” She
Valerie: I gasped, waking up in the infirmary room. My chest rose and fell as I tried processing the fact that I was waking up as I looked around, trying to remind myself and process that I was here in the same Estate and not elsewhere. My heart raced, and I sat up only to find Alessandro putting a hand on my shoulder, gently squeezing it. “Alessandro?” I asked, panting as I tried catching my breath, remembering Knox and the fact that the assassins would have come. He nodded and took my hand in his, squeezing it gently. “Are you okay?” He asked just as the door opened, revealing Dante. I glared at the Alpha who smirked and raised his hands in mock surrender. The fact that he grabbed me by my neck, forcing me to sleep or more specifically lose consciousness was something that I couldn't just let go of. “I am sorry, but I had to do it to ensure that you didn’t end up getting yourself killed. You know, we still have a little one on the way and the last thing that we needed if this
Valerie: I smiled as I looked at myself in the mirror, my heart skipping a beat at the sight of myself in my wedding dress. I put my hand on my stomach as Rheniera, the last person that I expected to be the best friend that would be by my side through it all, helped me with my veil. “You look beautiful.” She said, making my heart swell. “Do you think that he is going to like it?” I asked, feeling somewhat insecure for a moment. The fact that I knew that I would be walking down the aisle alone was not something that I was going to deny. I neither had a brother or father to do it by my side, but I knew that even if they were alive, neither one of them was going to be there for me today. “He is going to be a blind man if he doesn’t find you as gorgeous tonight.” Alaric’s voice caught me off guard as he walked inside the room. Rheniera smiled at the sight of her brother, and he walked toward us, looking at me. “You look like a beautiful princess. Though most would be fooled by the t
Alessandro: I ran my finger over Valerie’s bare shoulder, smiling as I looked down at her as she slept in my arms. The fact that she was now officially mine was something that made my heart swell in ways that I never thought possible. To say the least, I knew that I got everything that I could have ever wished for, and I knew that my wolf was more than just a little content with everything that had happened. I leaned in and kissed her shoulder gently, letting my lips linger there for a few seconds before I put the blanket over her shoulder, covering her. Everything that happened up to this point played in my head, and I got up from the bed, knowing that tomorrow was going to be the third full moon after finding out about everyone’s lie and scandals. I never did expect to find myself being allies with those that I thought were my enemies, and not for one second did I consider that my best friend and ex lover, regardless of when it had happened, would turn their backs on me the way
Valerie:Alessandro wrapped his arms around me, turning me around before he laid me back on the pillow.He connected his lips with mine in a kiss that made my chest swell before he pulled away to rest his forehead against mine as he grinded against me.I knew that this was not something that he expected to hear from me after the conversation that the two of us just had. But I knew one thing, and it was me wanting to be his and wanting him to be mine. At this point, it wasn’t something that I had to ask, and it wasn’t something that I had to tell anyone against. He looked me in the eye as he pulled away from me, and for a second, I felt like I was a virgin who was going to have her virginity taken. The nervousness that I felt was one that I could tell Alessandro saw in my gaze, and I couldn’t help but blush when he chuckled and leaned in to kiss my forehead.“If you want me to stop or if you are having your doubts…”I shook my head in response. If anything, I wanted this more than eve
Alessandro: It took everything in me not to avoid my mate’s eyes as I spoke to her. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt, but it seemed to me that she understood everything that I wanted to tell her, without the need of me actually voicing it out. “Leonardo and I grew up together, literally. Mom used to change both our diapers, I didn’t even think, not for a second, that this would have come out of him.” I said, and she nodded. “I cheated on Rheniera, in theory at least, with Daniella. I don’t even know how I was able to look her in the eye when I heard of what Daniella was doing, and the worst part about it was the fact that I didn’t even know why she would be doing so. I didn’t hurt her, I was sure never to do so, at least, before I met you.” The fact that I slept with Valerie was something that I regretted when it happened, and though I am more than a little thankful for my mate and for my daughter; I knew that it wasn’t something that I would want for my daughter to b
Valerie: “Hi, baby,” I said, smiling at my little one as she woke up from her sleep. It was around eight in the morning, and though it was a bit early for me to wake up, especially considering the fact that the pack doctors asked me to rest, I still wanted to take the chance to see her. And I knew that she was happy about me being there as I saw her smile and heard her gentle coos of happiness. She looked up at me with big beautiful blue eyes, and I couldn’t help the feeling of contentment that I got, knowing that she was here in my arms, safe at last. And though a part of me knew that Alaric ensured her safety, something in me was never going to be content when it came to the fact that my child was not in my arms, and I knew that everyone that knew us understood that. Alessandro, who was in the changing room when I got out of bed, walked inside her nursery and raised an amused eyebrow. It made my heart swell, but I was more than a little happy to know that we were finally home and
Alessandro: If anyone would have told me that I was going to be happy seeing the Lycan alive, I would have punched them in the face. But when my mate ran to him, wrapping her arms around him, hugging him as if he was the one person that she wanted to see right now, I couldn’t help but find myself smiling. Both of them pulled away, and I watched as Valerie stepped back for a second, looking at him before he raised her pendant. “You had one wish when I stole it, and it came true.” He said, looking her in the eye. He wiped her tears before looking at me, and I smiled and nodded. “If I am alive today, it is because you truly didn’t want me dying.” “How would I want you dead when I knew that you were giving your life up for me?” She asked, and I looked at the man. “For me to live, you chose to burn alive. You asked me to go back to Alessandro, and I knew for a fact that he was the last person that you would have wanted me to go back to. You put me first, and…” “And I would do it aga
Valerie: Had I been told that the man would have done this I wouldn’t have allowed him to. Hell, I wasn’t going to be taking part in this in the first place. His mum’s pain made my stomach churn and it took everything in me not to vomit at the sight of her crying the way that she was. It hurt me more than I was able to let out, and that was something that I knew that my mate saw. Kai and Arianna stood a step back, and I knew that even they were in pain. Whatever was going on with them, and the damage that they had with their mothers, they both left them without an explanation to why anything was happening, and I knew firsthand what it was to have so many questions that wouldn’t be answered. Dean and Nicholas rushed toward us just as Dante and Aurora reached us, and I couldn’t help but find myself looking away at the sight of blood that each one of them had on his body. “Valerie?” Dante asked, and I squeezed my eyes shut as I found myself thinking of how the man had burned himself
Alessandro:I wrapped my arm around Rheniera, pulling her from the man that nearly stabbed her chest before breaking his back, causing him to fall to the ground.Her eyes were wide in surprise, and I looked her in the eye, wanting to see whether or not she was hurt; but I was thankful when she nodded in thanks, letting me know that she was okay.It wasn’t until an eclipse made the sky red that we all stopped. My chest ached, and I couldn’t help but find myself knowing what that meant. The idea of her not walking out of that building was one that I’ve been trying to distract myself from for the past few hours as we fought, but now that we were going to have to deal with it; I didn’t know how I was supposed to react. Rheniera, catching the pain in my eyes, put her hand on my shoulder, squeezing it in assurance, and I put mine on her hand, hoping for the best of this to come. Men fought, others ran, and I knew that we were going to have to go through this and we were going to have to en
Valerie: I looked through the portal that Esther opened for us, and knowing that I was going to go in there to face everything that I once knew was not something that I wanted to deal with. It pained me to go against my mother but I also knew that if things were to proceed this way, then I was going to have to end them the way that I knew best. And that was going to be with the fire that I was born with. Alaric looked at me, and for a second, I couldn’t help but find myself being thankful for him being by my side. To say the least, I knew that Alessandro would have weakened me, he was my weak spot, and I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to do anything with him being by my side. I was going to be scared of something happening to him in the process, and that was going to be more of a distraction for me, and I knew that he understood that very well. The idea of my daughter being away from me was something that broke me inside too, and I had to admit, I was counting the minutes for t